I'm not thrilled with retaining McHale, but if it's true that the coach only gives +-5 wins, then I dont know if I'm too disappointed. Yeah, you look at an organization like the Spurs and see one of the most winningest teams in the past 2 decades. They did more than just build thru the draft and build around a franchise player. They've always had at least 2-3 solid players that might not be classified as great, but definitely on the right side of good (good-great). Pair that with a winning culture and guys that will buy into a "we-before-me" system, and voila, you have the Spurs in a nutshell. We could become that, but we absolutely MUST check our egos at the door. Am I right?
Repeat the words to yourself. The Maimi Heat would kick Pat Riley to the curb for Morey. Yes, you guys are absolutely delusional.
Not immediately. Phased out but yes, they absolutely would. They'd be stupid as hell not to. Like asking if the Nets would unload Deron Williams for Damian Lillard.
I know, so what do you have to say about guys like this that think the Heat would be stupid not to kick Riley to the curb for Morey? Do I have everybody's permission to point out the delusion surrounding Darryl? I thought that GoRox2013 was exaggerating with his LOF parallel, but he may not have been entirely wrong. I don't even know how to begin to respond to your absurd analogy.
You just did. I thought you did a decent job, coulda been more clever. I'll go ahead and explain, though I shouldn't because it's just going to fly over your head. Riley had Wade already and has South Beach and the "street cred" to back him up. Thus the original big 3. Can he do it again? Don't think so. I'll eat crow if he does, but Morey way of GMing requires much more intelligence and skill. Morey is like an ace poker player, Riley like the dude who's dad owns a casino in Lafayette.
lol, this is absolute gold. fyi, Riley got the heat a ring before the big 3, when he traded for Shaq and then coached them to their victory over the Mavs. "But..but...fLiPinG AsSETS and AnAlyTIKS yo...he's PlAyING PoKeR wHIlE thEY pLaYINg cHekERS!" You have an extremely narrow minded view of what it takes to be a GM. The bigger picture and envisioning your mold of a championship team is what sets guys like Riley apart. He's played in the NBA, coached in the NBA, and has been a GM in the NBA, basketball acumen and experience that only a few can match. Between all his success you have Morey, who has I guess 1 playoff series (which Adelman should be credited for tbh...). Its laughable that you have led yourself into this delusion. But by all means, continue on the road of how "x" asset was flipped and what not. I mean, thats how success is probably gauged right?
Technically nobody got better? Um, do you actually read anything outside of clutchfans? The Clippers just got Hawes. Portland just got Kaman. I'd take both over DMo and so would any GM in the NBA. Again, some of you have no clue what basketball is outside of Daryl Morey. You can't even get you're facts in order lol
And there are a good amount of FAs still left that any GM would take over Kaman and Hawes. Again some of you have no clue what basketball is outside of b****ing about things not happening how you want it to happen.
i basically said the same thing the other day and got jumped all over by the frequent flyers club. but let me ask you this. do you think the recent lin/melo jersey thing will make other free agents think twice about coming to houston? i know YOU don't think anything was wrong or without class in the way they have been recruiting anthony. and YOU don't think it put houston in a bad light. oh yes, we're obvious "lin-only-fans" and "idiots", but there are more than a few of us (including other team's fans and members of the media) who thought the whole thing was handled badly. in that climate, do YOU think it hinders the chances of landing a prized player? hey, i will gladly post how stupid i am when one of the big dogs signs with the rockets. i've been told i don't belong here because of my disapproving comments. believe me, that is refreshingly obvious. but i hope i am wrong and will congratulate YOU all if bosh or lebron or any "superstar" signs here. melo, not withstanding. but if morey and the rockets DON'T land a major upgrade, you might want to ask why it didn't happen and if this particular recruiting situation should have been handled differently. again, i hope i'm wrong. because regardless of how i feel about the mgmt., i love our players and they deserve to succeed and be respected. signed, an over-sensitive, lin for president, no-nothing, no way you're a real rockets fan because you only joined clutchfans in 2012. the proof will be in the...yeah, that.
Draft a good player, no guarantee that he will be good. And if he is good after being developed, no guarantee he will re sign.
I'm a Rocket fan, not a Daryl Morey fan. My loyalty is to the players not with the GM. You call it b****ing, I call it being concerned. How come one can openly criticize Mchale but when it comes to Morey it's immature name calling and petty insults? Lmao. The clock is ticking. If he's a genius like y'all hype him to be I'm sure he has somethin up his sleeve. Right?
You are a troll! So you are b****ing because we didnt sign Hawes or Kaman? Kaman was a benchwarmer on a sorry Dallas team and a sorry Lakers team. Hawes was on 2 of the worse teams in the NBA last year so his presence didnt shift anything. The Clippers go as far as Chris Paul and Blake Griffin take them. Portland goes as far as Lillard and Aldridge take them. We go as far as Harden and Howard take us..stop worrying about riff raff players until the stars are spoken for.
That's funny because San Antonio has a whole roster of "riff raff" players I'd like to have. As far as Howard & Harden will take us? Dude, you guys have no clue what this team needs to win a championship. Our superstars are irrelevant without adequate role players that can produce. Players like Spencer Hawes, Brook Lopez, Patty Mills etc...These are the type players we need. Your logic is completely flawed kid My opinion on Morey is simply not as high as his little minions on here. He's made some good moves, but he's made some stupid ones too. I'm also in the 1% on here who doesn't think he's of genius caliber. Troll? If anything you're reverse trolling by posting nonsense.
This is a ridiculous post. Go cheer for the Spurs then. I give credit to Les & Morey for doing whatever it takes to bring a championship to Houston. Just a few short years ago we were crippled by a washed up McGrady and injured Yao Ming. Now we have two of the best players in the NBA, not content and looking to add more and you're complaining? Sure lets just keep the team in tact and hope they "gel" for next year. See how that works out for you. Unfortunately, this is the NBA today, loyalty is gone. Keeping a Duncan-Parker-Manu together for 10 years this day and age is extremely rare.
Hawes and Kaman are riff raff players. Stop comparing us to the Spurs. You have to got to be the dumbest dude ever. They have built a one of a kind team. That cannot be our model. Their stars have taken less money for years. They have 2 starting 5s. It is not that easy to do that. So Morey drafting Brooks, drafting Budinger, drafting Landry, drafting Parsons, drafting Jones, drafting Nick Johnson, drafting D Mo, trading for Harden, signing Dwight, signing Daniels, signing Beverley means nothing! Stop it! All with 0 picks higher than 14? Just stop it. Go be a Spurs fan.
It's also clear he has never heard of this thing called a salary cap. Brook Lopez is a max player who always has broken feet. You want an injured max player to be a role player behind Dwight? What has Hawes ever done that makes you think he is the Holy Grail of role players. He plays no defense. Morey could have traded Asik for him straight up and declined. Smh at how dumb this guy is! And my logic is flawed...lmao
